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Alger
Wildfire activity in Alger, from NASA FIRMS satellite data.
Key insight
Alger ranks #23 of 58 wilayas — 1.3% of Algeria's confirmed fires. 2020 was its worst year.
Confirmed fires
231
Total detections
7,907
National rank
#23 of 58
Share of Algeria
1.3%
of all confirmed fires
Largest fire
4 MW
Peak month
August
Fire season
Worst year
2020
1,327 detections
Map
Fire incidents recorded in this wilaya.
Fire season
Detections by month, summed across all years — Algeria's fire season peaks in summer.
Fire season Off season
Year by year
Total detections per year. The dashed line is the multi-year average.
Recent incidents
Confirmed fire incidents in this wilaya, most recent first.
No confirmed incidents on record for this wilaya.
Fire intensity
Detections by fire radiative power (FRP, in megawatts) — a few intense fires dominate.